Antigen

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Antigen Definition

Any substance, generally a protein, that stimulates the immune system and elicits an immune response. Recognition by the immune system elicits either a T-lymphocyte response, recognizing processed antigens, or a B-lymphocyte response, producing antibodies that bind to unprocessed antigens.

Antigen Synonyms

Antigen, Antigens, antigens

Terms in Antigen category

Autoantigen
Bacillus Anthracis Antigen
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Antigen
Bordetella Pertussis Antigen
Canarypox Antigen
Cell Surface Antigen
Clostridium Tetani Antigen
Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Antigen
Haemophilus Influenzae Antigen
Hen Egg Lysozyme
Hepatitis A Virus Antigen
Hepatitis B Virus Antigen
Human Papillomavirus Antigen
Influenza A Virus Antigen
Influenza B Virus Antigen
Japanese Encephalitis Virus Antigen
Measles Virus Antigen
Mumps Virus Antigen
Neisseria Meningitidis Antigen
Poliovirus Antigen
Rabies Virus Antigen
Rotavirus Antigen
Rubella Virus Antigen
Salmonella Typhi Antigen
Staphylococcus aureus Protein-A
Streptococcus Pneumoniae Antigen
Tumor Antigen
Vaccine Antigen
Vaccinia Virus Antigen
Varicella-Zoster Virus Antigen
Yellow Fever Virus Antigen
Yersinia Pestis Antigen